Quoting Mark Reibert:
> On Thu, 2007-08-30 at 00:25 -0400, Glen Barber wrote:
> > When I edit a .doc file using MS Word 2003, on occasion I get the error
> > stating my "working copy may be out-of-date." This message repeats even
> > after I 'svn up' and try to re-commit. The only 2 solutions I have
> > found are:
>
> If you have edited the (non-text-mergeable, aka binary) file then 'svn
> up' will simply leave you with a merge conflict that must be manually
> resolved. After doing so you should be able to commit. See:
>
> http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.branchmerge.copychanges.html#svn.branchmerge.copychanges.bestprac.merge
>
> Note this has nothing to do with a .doc file, per se, but rather it is a
> situation that will result from simultaneous edits on a file that cannot
> be textually merged. Your best bet is to avoid this situation via locks
> and the svn:needs-lock property. See:
>
> http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.advanced.locking.html#svn.advanced.locking.lock-communication
>
I (sort of) see what you're saying. I'll take a look at both docs, and
appreciate your quick response.
--
Glen Barber
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Received on Wed Aug 29 09:03:39 2007